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Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Musselburgh

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Lothian

Musselburgh And Inveresk

Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Musselburgh

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Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Musselburgh

02:51

26.0km

260m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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9.86 km

Arthur's Seat

Highlight • Summit

Nice and easy to cycle around (on road), or you could cut right through the middle of it. There are several lochs here too. How lucky to have a volcano to cycle through in the middle of a gorgeous city.

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12.1 km

View of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat

Highlight • Viewpoint

nice

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12.7 km

View over Prestonfield Golf Club and Duddingston Loch

Highlight • Lake

Enjoy the nice view over Prestonfield Golf Club and Duddingston Loch.

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13.6 km

Dunsapie Loch

Highlight • Natural

The Dunsapie Loch invites you to linger.

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15.1 km

St Margaret's Loch

Highlight • Structure

St Margaret's Loch A shallow man-made loch on the side of the Queen's Drive in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, St. Margaret's Loch lies beneath St. Anthony's Chapel, some third-of-a-mile (500m) east …

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16.4 km

Scottish Parliament Building

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The parliament is housed in the Scottish Parliament Building, a building completed in 2004 by the Spanish-Italian architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue, and is located on the grounds of …

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19.5 km

Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

26.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

4.31 km

2.47 km

1.68 km

891 m

880 m

144 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

4.01 km

2.35 km

1.55 km

1.11 km

565 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

18°C

14°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Musselburgh

Arthur's Seat

View of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat

View over Prestonfield Golf Club and Duddingston Loch

Dunsapie Loch

St Margaret's Loch

Scottish Parliament Building

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